What happened with Maria is just simply unacceptable. People were left without access to anything, including lack of a timely response with getting connected.

No, they cannot. Not if they cannot afford it.

the FCC needs a 'new playbook' when it comes to disaster preparedness and recovery--and a playbook that accounts for the impact of the climate crisis.

We urge the Biden FCC and Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to preserve documents related to its response to Hurricane Maria and expeditiously release relevant documents publicly, as the GAO recommends.

Would you agree that Hispanic serving institutions need more funding to counter the effects of the pandemic and the years of chronic underfunding?

The three rounds of higher education emergency relief funds have totaled $77 billion, much less than the $183 billion in estimated cost incurred by colleges during the pandemic.

Thank you, Madam Chair and Ranking Member, for holding this important hearing to discuss how COVID has impacted higher education and students.

It's deeply meaningful to me as the first Native American Cabinet Secretary to be here on the ancestral homelands...

Because of President Biden's leadership, Congress's passage of the American Rescue Plan, and in particular your department's work, there's a sense of optimism.

Do you feel like you have sufficient law enforcement resources at this point or is that an area that needs more attention added from the appropriators in particular?

I think law enforcement at Interior is something that we need to focus more on in this subcommittee certainly at Fish and Wildlife and with respect to cultural items but also just in general.

I want to reiterate Senator Tester's comments about Tracy Stone-Manning and the importance of getting leadership in place at BLM.

I truly appreciate it because you know it's amazing. I think the public doesn't know that we really only fund 36 percent of what's spent per capital nationally.

Well, thank you so much Secretary Becerra. I will followup with you also with regarding the issues around the beds that are needed in domestic violence shelters as well.

I really do appreciate your answers to my friend, Representative McBath on providing services for the prevention of family violence.

I have sent an official recommendation to the president to restore the boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument to the boundaries created by President Obama.

The work you have done on a bipartisan basis to support priorities... is integral to the ability of Interior to meet its mission.

I think it is very important that we maintain a sustainably funded, whole health care system in VA.